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SLX+ Buoy

SLX+ BUOY
ECO BUOY

the most sustainable echosounder buoy on the market

The SLX+ Buoy, or ECO buoy, is the most Sustainable Fishing Device (DSF) on the market. The SLX+ fishing buoy uses solar energy, does not require batteries, and is therefore completely lead-free. In the design of this echo sounder buoy, we also reduced the amount of plastic used, and where possible, used recycled plastics to further reduce its environmental footprint.

The SLX+ buoy is a high-resolution smart buoy perfect for use in tuna fishing, providing advanced satellite information for efficient and sustainable management of the activity.

slx buoy and slx+ buoy made with solar panels.

Battery-free, it stores solar energy in super capacitors

slx buoy and slx+ buoy made from recycled materials.

Contains 18% recycled plastic

slx buoy and slx+ buoy managed at dawn.

Sounding strategy focused on the sunrise hours

slx buoy and slx+ smart buoy for tuna fishing.

Contributes to scientific knowledge on commercial tuna species and their sustainable use

SLX+ buoy, focused on key fishing moments

Drawing on insights into tuna behaviour, the SLX+ buoy has been designed to maximise the information provided at sunrise, which is a key moment in tropical tuna fishing. Equipped with the latest Simrad technology, this smart buoy offers a new feature: the Sunrise Report, which provides accurate and detailed information on the movement of biomass bellow the echosounder buoy, allowing for better decision making.
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Features of the SLX+ Buoy (ECO Buoy)

SUNRISE REPORT

A must for decision making, it allows easy viewing of biomass movement  under the echosounder buoy during key tuna fishing hours. During the two hours around sunrise, the SLX+ buoy takes soundings every minute and creates a graph to report what is happening below it.

 

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Features of the SLX+ Buoy (ECO Buoy)

MOVEMENT

New! The new motion sensor of the SLX+ buoy (ECO buoy) now sends information to easily identify situations such as the eventual sinking or recovery of a buoy. Tilt and shock warnings, as well as status messages, help to know the status of the intelligent buoy (optional feature).

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Features of the SLX+ Buoy (ECO Buoy)

ADJUSTABLE MODE

With different setting modes, it optimally matches fish behaviour and the conditions of the ocean where it is to be deployed. The Sunrise Mode consists of three immediate measurements: one hour before sunrise, at sunrise and one hour after sunrise. Alarm Mode sends up to three alarms during daylight hours, when the SLX+ buoy identifies biomass increases.

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Features of the SLX+ Buoy (ECO Buoy)

SIMRAD ES16 Echosounder

The most advanced technology in its field. By using the ‘CHIRP’ pulse, the SLX+ buoy distinguishes plankton and other interferences much more accurately, giving much more precise estimates. In addition, its more efficient energy management means that the smart buoy can sound more frequently and send a greater amount of information.

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